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#b79e4c color: Woollen Mittens

#b79e4c is rgb(183, 158, 76) in RGB and oklch(70.479% 0.10602 92.562) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

70.5%
0.106
93°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #b79e4c

#b79e4c is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Woollen Mittens (#b59f55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b79e4c mixed with white

  1. b79e4c
  2. bea860
  3. c5b173
  4. ccbb85
  5. d3c596
  6. dacea8
  7. e2d8b9
  8. e9e2cb
  9. f0ebdc
  10. f8f5ed

Darker: #b79e4c mixed with black

  1. b79e4c
  2. 9f8941
  3. 877436
  4. 70602c
  5. 5a4d22
  6. 453a18
  7. 31290f
  8. 1e1806
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b79e4c with less saturation

  1. b79e4c
  2. b59e57
  3. b29f61
  4. b09f6a
  5. ae9f72
  6. aba07a
  7. a9a082
  8. a7a08a
  9. a4a091
  10. a2a099

Questions about #b79e4c

What color is #b79e4c?

#b79e4c is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(183, 158, 76), in HSL hsl(45.98, 42.63%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.479% 0.10602 92.562).

What colors go well with #b79e4c?

The complementary color of #b79e4c is #899be2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cf9157 and #94ab5e. The triadic partners are #3cb1c7 and #c787bd.

Is white or black text more readable on #b79e4c?

Black text reads better on #b79e4c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b79e4c a warm or cool color?

#b79e4c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.106.